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nagari¹

Where it comes from

From Indonesian nagari, ultimately from Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”).

noun nagaris

  1. A traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.

Nagari²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरी (nāgarī), feminine of नागर (nāgara, “of the city”, adjective), from नगर (nagara). Related to negara, Angkor.

proper noun

  1. An ancient Indian script, the ancestor of Devanagari and Nandinagari.
  2. Devanagari script.

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@misc{nagari_2026,
  title = {nagari},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nagari},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}